Mallikarjun Kharge

Opposition terms interim Budget 'anti-people', BJP says will lead India towards 'Viksit Bharat'

Shortly after Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the sixth straight time, the Opposition on Thursday slammed the government for 'anti-people' Budget, while the BJP said the inclusive and innovative Budget will propel India's rapid transformation into an economic superpower

Ram temple inauguration: How the grand old party is reaping what it sowed

Everyone from Jawaharlal Nehru up to Rajiv Gandhi had sought refuge in Sanatana Dharma solely for political purposes — either to remain in power for perpetuity or to survive in politics

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to lead opposition alliance INDIA

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was another contender for the top post, but in Saturday’s meeting he said that someone from Congress should assume charge

Congress disowns Ram again, takes another step towards political marginalisation ahead of 2024 polls

The Congress, by boycotting the Ram Mandir ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, has squandered a great opportunity to align itself with India’s civilisational core, thus setting the course for its further marginalisation

'Clearly an RSS/BJP event': Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury won't attend Ram Mandir inauguration

"The inauguration of the incomplete temple has been obviously brought forward for electoral gain... honouring the sentiments of millions who revere Lord Ram, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have respectfully declined the invitation...," read the statement

Why Sonia and Rahul’s marmalade may leave some in a pickle

Most Indians, of course, do not know what marmalade is, much less know how to pronounce it

Head-on | Why 2024 could be an inflection year for India and Modi

The Opposition looks at the 2024 Lok Sabha election with foreboding. It knows that another five years in political oblivion could spell the end of several family dynasties that run most political parties in India, including the Congress

How Mallikarjun Kharge targets Narendra Modi in a new book

In a new book, ‘The Great Indian Manthan’, Kharge has written a chapter, in which he accuses the Modi government of shifting the locus of power from the cabinet to the PMO

'Who is this Kharge-Pharge': JD(U) MLA slams PM candidate suggestions at INDIA meet

Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal put forth the name of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge as the INDIA bloc's prime ministerial candidate earlier in the day at the national capital's fourth meeting of the group, where all 28 partners convened to devise plans for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Kharge as INDIA bloc’s PM face? Does the Congress chief stand a chance against Modi?

At the INDIA bloc meet, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal proposed that Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge be projected as the alliance’s prime ministerial face to take on Narendra Modi in the 2024 elections. While the 80-year-old disposed of the idea, the question is – can he be a viable candidate?